Miami Hurricane, February 09, 1999

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Tuesday, February 9,1999
Expo
draws
1,721
By DAVID ANESTA
Associate News Editor
The Smathers Wellness Center hosted 1,721 students and more than 190 businesses on Thursday for Career Expo ’99.
“What was different this year was that we only had one," said Laura Meyers, assistant director of Career Programs and Marketing at the Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center. “I think that a lot more students came on Thursday because we didn’t have the fall expo."
The fall expo had been cancelled due to Hurricane Georges.
"Even the companies that weren’t typically the busiest 1 have only had good comments," said Meyers.
A survey goes out to all the companies within the next two weeks so that companies can have input into future fairs, said Meyers.
For the next fair, to help with congestion in the aisle between booths, companies may set up on the track above the basketball courts in the Wellness Center as well as on the basketball courts themselves, said Meyers.
“If there are a good number of companies that can attract students to walk up to the next level, we may do that," said Meyers
The Expo hosted nationally based corporations such as Motorola and Nations Rank and local businesses such as the Doral Golf Resort and Spa and the Miami New Times.
Edward Jones Investments, a full-service investment firm, has more than 4,000 offices in North America
“UM has an excellent reputation and that is one of the things that attracted us,” said Craig Rosen, an investment representative at Edward Jones. “Another thing is the diversity. We are a very diverse company and are always looking for people with diverse backgrounds.”
The fair began at 11 a m. and ended at 4 p.m.
“1 had four classes all day and 1 wanted to see what it was all about," said junior Arthur Bernstein.“I wanted to see what jobs there were even though I am a film major. Maybe they could have it for two days because I think it couldn’t fit a lot of people’s schedule. We go to school so that we can get a job, and then the fair is like only half a day long."
UM used to host the Expo every semester. This was the first year that ihe University planned only one, Meyers said.
Intensive Care
INDIA BUSK / Special to the Hurricane
SICK BAY: UM Marine Mammal Stranding Team cares for a beached sperm whale that died Sunday night at ttia Florida International University North Campus.
Beached whale dies
UM group helps in failed efforts to save animal
By VICTORIA CORBETT
Hurricane Staff Writer A beached pygmy sperm whale named Mulder set the University of Miami Marine Mammal Stranding Team into action early last Tuesday morning.
Mulder died Sunday night at 8:30
p.m. in spite of numerous efforts to save him. A necropsy, an animal autopsy, was scheduled for Monday morning. At deadline, team leaders were unsure of the cause of death.
According to the team leaders, most standings end in death.
“Three out of a hundred animals that strand make it," said junior Sandi D’Achiardi.oneof the Marine Mammal Stranding team leaders.“! have only seen two get released in the four years that I have been here.”
“You never know,” said senior India Busk, another team leader.
“One minute he is doing fine and then the next minute he could die on you.”
Mulder, a young adult-male sperm whale, originally beached itself on Melbourne Beach. He was then transported to a facility on the Florida International University North Campus, using a foam padded U-Haul truck and many jugs of ice water.
“We had to keep him from overheating during the transport by soaking him with sponges," said
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Sports Fest closes
PRISCILLA CHA FONG / ‘ Hurricane Staff Photographer
ALL THE WAY: Women with Balls runs for a touchdown in flag football
By MICHAEL CORBO
Hurricane Staff Writer
After a weekend of sports, fun and friendly competition, Stanford Residential College won the overall Sports Fest championship for the sixth year in a row.
Eaton’s Hedonistic Bond Girls With Dangerous Curves won the women’s championship and Pearson’s Shindig Four Ever won the men’s cham pionship, for the third year in a row.
The three-day long event, which started on Friday and ended Sunday night with the presentation of the champi-
onship trophies on the Intramural Fields, had students competing from all of the different residential colleges across campus.
“We got to bond with a lot of people in our dorms that we never would have meet before,” freshman lanell Johnson, a member of Hecht’s The Knock Outs, said.
The events ranged from the athletic, with such events as flag football, soccer and volleyball, to the intellectual, with such events as trivial pursuit and the scavenger hunt. The events
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Sunset Place shuttle debuts
By JENNIFER MILLER
Hurricane Staff Writer
At 8 p.m. Friday, the first shuttle that would transport University of Miami students to the Shops at Sunset Place arrived at Stanford Circle.
However, no students were there aside from Student Government Executive Board members,
Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs, said “even though it is Sports Fest weekend, we still wanted to start [running) the shuttle.”
In addition to Sports Fest, United Black Students hosted a fashion show Friday evening, which also may have drawn students away from riding the first shuttle.
“It’s still early and anything new starts out slow,” Whitely said.
Whitely, SG President Andrew Paul, Vice President Mickey Marrero, Speaker of the Senate Racqucl Russell and Adrian Olivo, administrative secretary to the director of Parking and Transportation, were the only people who were present for the inaugural run.
The shuttle is marked with a sign that reads “Sunset" and comes equipped with a handicap ramp. Despite the low turnout, the new shuttle from UM to the Shops proceeded with its inaugural run.
Steve Ford, shuttle manager, led the way on his motorcycle for the first few runs in order to help decide which route the bus would take.
Upon the shuttle’s return from Sunset Place, the first four prospective student-riders were found awaiting the shuttle at the parking garage.
“If you want to ride with us, you’re welcome to come on board,” Paul said with a smile.
Freshman Darlene Durand was one of the four passengers. She said she found out about the shuttle through a
fiver and said she felt it “is better than walking”
Others, who have cars, said they took the shuttle to avoid fighting for parking spaces.
“1 tried Igoing to Sunset Place| last weekend; parking is tough,” said senior Andrew Crichlow.
Senior Elizabeth Dahl said “it’s nice not to worry about parking and you can meet vour friends [on the shut-tle|.”
Upon arrival to the Shops, the shuttle dropped off the students at the circle in front of the 1MAX Theater. The shuttle stopped next to the sign for the trolley servicing downtown South Miami, the Shops at Sunset Place and the MetroRail.
Paul said he would like to put a sign there for UM students. He observed that there should be a sign at Stanford
Circle, as well.
After about two runs from Stanford Circle to Sunset Place, more students occupied the shuttle. Most of them were laughing and singing along to the radio.
The driver of the shuttle was given a sheet to record the number of students utilizing the shuttle and the times at which they boarded.
Russel! said the reason they are using statistics is “to try to find out peak times, and where to pick up students [at these times|."
If records show that even a tew people use the shuttle, there will be plans to support the system at least until spring break, Paul said.
Some students said they feel they will not use the University-provided shuttle service.
“1 have a car, I don’t need to,” said law student Marc Watkins. “I hate waiting.” Students who chose to drive to Sunset Place will find out that
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PEGGY GOTTHOLD / Hurncane Staff Photographer GET ON THE BUS: The shuttle to Sunset Place this weekend began taking students to the shopping center
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■ ANTI DRUG LUNCHEON
Barry McCaffrey, the director
ot the Office of National Drug Control Policy, will speak at a luncheon at the UM Faculty Club on Thursday, February 11 at 12:15 p.m McCaffrey will discuss the growing cooperation of people within the northern hemisphere m
the fight against drugs, anti drug efforts in the Andes, and the efforts of the Organization of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission to develop an anti-drug evaluation The luncheon costs S25 To reserve a plate, call Maria Elena Xirau at 284-686« The UM Faculty club is located at 1550 Brescia Ave , Coral Gables
■ TRUSTEE TO BE HONORED
UM will honor the late Patrick Cesarano a South Florida business leader and member of the UM Board of Trustees, by dedicating a plaza at the School of Business and the Neurovascular Laboratory at the School ot Medicine after him Cesarano graduated UM
in 1935 and after serving m the military, founded Southern Underwriters, a general insurance agency He became a UM trustee in 1966 and served as chairman from 1978 to 1980 The ceremony will take place at the School of Business Administration on Thursday. February 11 at 2:30 pm
■ EASTERN STUDENT FORUM
The UM School of Medicine hosts the Twenty-Fifth Annual Eastern Student Research Forum, which will take place February 25-27 The forum brings students from the United States. Puerto Rico, Canada. Europe and South America to present scientific
and clinical research and encourage student research Students applied lor the event by sending in original research in basic or clinical sciences, which include cell biology, immunology, and neurology One hundred students will present their information either orally or on posters at the event For more information, can 243-3505
■ ANCIENT RUIN DISCUSSED
Last year, archaeologist and director of the Miami-Dade Histone Preservation Division Robert Carr and his staff discovered an ancient rum at the mouth of the Miami River On Wednesday February 10, at 4 30 p.m.. Carr will conduct a tree presentation on the ruin,
titled "The Miami Circle An Extraordinary Archaeological Discovery m Peril," in LC 140 A 38-foot wide circular structure. the rum consists of 24 cut basins and more than 200 post holes possibly cut by Tequesta Indians more than 500 years ago For more information, call the UM Department ot Anthropology. 284-2535.